research proposal
Description
Write a 500+ word proposal on what topic you would like to pursue for your research topic. This should be in 3rd person It should follow MLA formatting Approaches: Fictional: Look at a fictional movie, TV episode, music video, or piece of media and do a close analysis of the “monster/villain” Historical: Look at a real-life dictator, serial killer, scientist, social network, etc. and do an analysis of the coverage of the person. Scientific: Look at modern science e.g. cloning, Crispr, genetic modification etc. and decide whether that type of science is creating modern heroes or monsters. Current events: Do a deep dive on a current event like border control, politics, make-up, sports, and analyize whether your topic is helping society or harming it? A Proposal should have a section answering each of the following sections: Intro What do I want to study about society and monsters? e.g. “Is it ethical to conduct cloning research for profit?” or “What modern fear does the monster in Birdbox represent?” Why is the topic important to society or your peers? Background Write a synthesis paragraph of 3-5 articles that tell us about the topic and what perspectives exist on the topic. Approach Who is your target audience? What types of sources/research will you focus on What type of medium will you use: paper, presentation, website, etc. Pitch What problems will your research project solve? What will it add to the conversation on the topic? How does it build upon [and hopefully go beyond] research already conducted on the topic? Works Cited Appendix: Timeline for when you will complete the steps of your research links https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/arts/television/05zombies.html http://compcraft.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/4/6/38467285/m_fear_of_e_monster.pdf http://faculty.uml.edu/bmarshall/Lowell/whywecravehorrormovies.pdf
